WINS is not showing all of the machines while browsing on the PDC side of the network.

My network is split into two subnets. The PDC side is only showing the machines on its subnet, but the BDC side is showing all of the machines while browsing. The WINS server is set up on both sides in a push/pull configuration. How do I get the PDC side to show all of the machines?

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No, it's just a 2000 AD. Sorry, there is a 2003 server on the other side, but it is just the file server. Both AD machines are 2000. This side had been showing machines from both sides but then it only started showing machines from this side. I can type a remote machine name in manually and hit it, but they won't show up while browsing.

To answer your last question, we have a few Win98 machines that we still use, but I thought we needed WINS in order for the machine names to show up while browsing. Is there something else that would affect the machine names from displaying?

Sounds like either of two things. Either you have recently added a machine with a wierd name on the remote side that is causing the problem or your WINS database has become corrupt. Easiest way to find out is uninstall WINS, reboot, reinstall WINS. If the problem goes away it was the database. If it doesn't, hook up a sniffer and capture all NBT traffic. See what is actuall happening.

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